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5946344080AcerbicTo be sharp or sarcastic0
5946348623SanctimoniousShow of moral superiority1
5946351590SagaciousKeen mental judgment2
5946353435EpistropheRepetition of words or phrases at the end of a sentence3
5946356855LeitmotifDominant recurring theme4
5946359686EpistolaryA missive or letter5
5946364166VitriolicAcidic or assertive anger6
5946366580EnjambmentNo punctuation at the end of a line of poetry, yet the thought continues7
5946371773DirgelikeA funeral-like song; a tone that is mournful8
5946377195Petrarchan SonnetFollows the pattern: ABBA ABBA ABBA CDCD9
5946381494DidacticismA poem that teaches a lesson10
5946385082AxiomA statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true11
5946387893Homiliesa religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon12
5946387894Adagea proverb or short statement expressing a general truth13
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